I don't think anyone is assuming it will work, just that it hasn't been properly tried and it should be. We are much closer to a future now where most humans fi

I don't think anyone is assuming it will work, just that it hasn't been properly tried and it should be. We are much closer to a future now where most humans find themselves unemployed due to automation. You need to do something so UBI is currently the alternative (if you don't want mass unemployment and starvation or to start curtailing reproductive rights) getting the airtime and support.